Additional Teacher and Student Revolutionary War Resources

These resources can help you prepare educators for teaching their Revolutionary War unit and can also help students with their essays, projects, and homework. 

1. Glossaries
2. Worksheets and teaching resources
3. Articles
4. Biographies
5. Videos
6. Virtual Tours
7. Mobile Apps
8. Quizzes

 

GLOSSARIES

• Glossary of Fortification Terms
• Calvary Glossary
• Naval Glossary
• A Glossary of Small Arms

WORKSHEETS AND TEACHING RESOURCES

• National Archives Document Analysis Worksheets
• Primary Document Collection
• Virginia Center for Digital History (For Virginia SOL’s, but useful for other states.)

ARTICLES

This small selection of articles is only a fraction of the articles that the Trust has produced. For more please reference: https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles

OVERVIEW OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR

• Overview of the American Revolutionary War
• American Revolution Facts
• American Revolution Timeline
• Revolutionary War Crash Course

LEADING TO THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR

• The Intolerable Acts
• The Triangular Trade
• Boston Massacre: Animated Map 
• Lexington and Concord
• Who were the Sons of Liberty?

THE MILITARY IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR

• British Strategy in the Revolutionary War
• British Tactics and Conflicting Strategies in Executing the American Revolution
• Revolutionary War Strategy
• Combat Strategy in the Revolutionary War

CIVILIAN LIFE IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR

• Life in Colonial America Prior to the Revolutionary War
• African-Americans and the War for Independence 
• Women in the American Revolution
• Allies and Enemies: British and American Attitudes toward Native Americans during the Revolution

BIOGRAPHIES 

This small selection of biographers is only a fraction of biographers that the Trust has produced. For more please reference: https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies

MILITARY

American

• Comte de Grasse
• Daniel Morgan
• George Washington
• Henry "Light Horse" Lee III
• John Burgoyne 
• John Dooly
• Nathanael Greene
• Peter Gansevoort

British

• Charles Cornwallis
• Henry Clinton
• Horatio Gates
• John André
• Lord Dunmore
• Richard Howe
• Thomas Gage
• William Howe

CIVILIAN

      American

• Abigail Adams
• Alexander Hamilton
• Benjamin Franklin
• Crispus Attucks
• John Adams
• Martha Washington
• Molly Pitcher
• Samuel Adams
• Thomas Jefferson
• William "Billy" Lee

      British

• King George III
• Lord George Germain
• Lord North
• Peggy Shippen

OTHERS

• Baron Von Steuben
• Casimir Pulaski
• Marquis de Lafayette 
• Rochambeau

• Tadeusz Kościuszko

VIDEOS

This small selection of videos is only a fraction of the videos that the Trust has produced. For more please reference: https://www.battlefields.org/learn/videos or check out our Vimeo and YouTube channels.

ANIMATED MAPS

• The Revolutionary War Animated Map 
• Northern Campaign Animated Map
• Southern Campaign Animated Map

IN4 VIDEOS

In4 videos detail aspects of the Revolutionary War in 4 minutes or less.

• In4: Benedict Arnold
• In4: Foreign Fighters of the Revolutionary War
• In4: Gunpowder in the Revolutionary War
• In4: Lexington and Concord
• In4: Monuments of the Revolutionary War
• In4: Paul Revere's Ride
• In4: Second Trenton
• In4: Siege of Boston
• In4: Small Arms Weapons in the Revolutionary War
• In4: The Declaration of Independence
• In4: The Southern Campaign
• In4: Thomas Paine
• In4: Valley Forge
• In4: Wars for Independence
• In4: Washington's Crossing
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How We Became America: The Untold History

How We Became America, is a short form animated videos geared to your classroom.

• Alexander Hamilton
• Case Shot
• City Tavern
• Crispus Attucks 
• Henry Clinton
• Hospital Ships
• Molly Pitcher
• Peggy Shippen
• Peter Harris
• Peter Francisco 
• Phillis Wheatley
• The Battle of Bennington 
• Valley Forge
• And many, many more
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Boston Massacre Animated Graphic Novel

• Boston Massacre Animated Graphic Novel

Virtual Tours

Take your students on a field trip from the comfort of your classroom.

• Historic Boston Virtual Field Trip

Our 360-degree Virtual Tours allow students to virtually engage with historic sites around the country. Built-in graphics and text enhance the learning experience.

Mobile Apps

Utilize technology in the classroom by having your students download our free Battle Apps. Developed by the American Battlefield Trust, and featuring leading historians, our free battle apps are a great marriage of technology and place-based learning.

Quizzes

Test your knowledge with our history quizzes.